Pocket for traveling bag



March 30, 1965 H. c. BIERMAN 3,175,658

POCKET FOR TRAVELING BAG Filed July 5, 1963 INVENTOR. HA RY E/L /QMA/VBY M *M ATTORNEYS 3,175,658 POCKET FOR TRAVELING BAG Harry C. Bierman,50 Siebrecht Place, New Rochelle, N.Y. Filed July 5, 1963, Ser. No.292,870 2 Claims. (Cl. 190-43) The present invention is directed toluggage, and more particularly to garment bags such as are commonlyknown as car sacks. Such car sacks have become very commonly usedbecause of the convenience thereof and the lightness, together withadequate strength to Withstand misuse. In such car sacks, there isprovided at the top a bar or the like for the purpose of suspendinggarment hangers. This provides a convenient arrangement but the capacityof the car sack is not all that could be desired. For instance, inpacking shoes, there is only the bottom of the car sack available; andalso for inserting various small articles of clothing such as stockings,socks, underwear, cosmetic and toilet kits, there is no specialprovision. They must be placed in the bottom of the car sack whereaccess thereto is relatively difficult.

There also have been provided small narrow pockets on either the insidewall or the outside wall of the car sack. Such pockets do notaccommodate many articles and they unnecessarily increase the bulk ofthe car sack when filled and folded.

The present invention is intended and adapted to over come thedifiiculties and disadvantages inherent in prior car sacks, it beingamong the objects thereof to provide means for increasing the capacitythereof to a substantial extent, without an increase in the size orbulkiness of the car sack when folded for transportation.

It is also among the objects of the present invention to provide aninsert for the car sack, which is simple in construction, convenient tohandle and which provides a more efficient packing of relatively smallarticles.

It is further among the objects of the invention to provide such insertswhich can be firmly held in place and yet be removable and utilize spacewhich otherwise would be wasted in the car sack.

In practicing the present invention, there is provided a pocketpreferably of flexible material, which may be inserted at the top of thecar sack in the space between the hanger and the top and side thereof.Usually there are two such pockets located on opposite sides of the carsack. The size and shape of the pockets is such as to completely fillthe heretofore empty and non-usable space. The invention alsocontemplates the provision of means whereby the pockets may be removedfrom the car sack for convenience in inspecting, packing articlestherein, and removing them therefrom.

The invention is more fully described in connection with theaccompanying drawing constituting a part hereof, in which like referencecharacters indicate like parts, and in Which- FIG. 1 is a frontelevational view of a car sack, having pockets made in accordance withthe present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary, enlarged view of the upper left-hand corner ofa car sack, showing the pocket in place for use; and

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pocket detached from the car sack.

The car sack consists of a flexible fabric back, having a States Patentrelatively stiff top 2, flexible fabric sides 3 and 4, and a bottom 5,which may be of relatively stiff material. Front 6 is of flexiblematerial and has a zipper tape therein whereby the car sack may beopened or closed. In the top, and transverse to the body of the car sackis a rail or the like 8, providing means for holding garment hangers 9.

The pocket 10 is roughly triangular when viewed from the front, but theactual shape is dependent upon the garment hanger 9, the structure ofthe pocket being such as to substantially completely fill the spacebetween the hanger and the upper comer of the car sack. The pocket has atop 11 of relatively stiff material which is permanently secured tofabric 12, constituting the top of the pocket. The pocket has extendingfrom the top thereof a plurality of snap fasteners 13 adapted to snapinto cooperative fasteners 14 in the top 15 of the car sack.

The pocket has side 16 and front 17 and bottom 18 integral with top 12.Side 17 is provided with zipper 19 in angular position, as shown in FIG.4, with means 20 for closing and opening side 17.

Although the invention has been described setting forth a singlespecific embodiment thereof, numerous variations in the details may bemade Within the spirit of the invention. For instance, pocket 10 may bemade partially or completely of stiff material with the front 17 offlexible material. In place of cooperative snap fasteners 13 and 14,other equivalent fastening means may be used. One or more pockets may beprovided on one or both upper corners of the car sack, depending uponthe size, nature and character of the articles to be held therein. Theseand other changes may be made within the scope of the invention, whichis to be broadly construed and not to be limited except by the characterof the claims appended hereto. For instance, guides or rails extendingforwardly from within top 2 may provide means for sliding pockets 10 inor out of the bag.

I claim:

1. In a traveling bag having means centrally at the top for retaininggarment hangers, the top of said bag being substantially rigid, a pocketfor the reception of articles fitted into a corner of said top and beingsubstantially triangular when viewed from the front, the improvementwhich comprises the top of said pocket being rigid, the front of saidpocket being open, a closure for said front, cooperating securing meansfor holding said pocket detachably on the inside of said top includingat least one support element fixed in the top of said bag and at leastone complementary support element on the top of said pocket connected tosaid one support element.

2. A traveling bag according to claim 1 characterized in thatcooperative fasteners are provided on said closure and said pocket alongtwo of the sides of said pocket.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,132,530 3/15Warren -41 1,520,044 12/24 Wilt 190-13 1,668,358 5/28 De Luca 190-412,391,871 1/46 Benson 190-41 2,565,969 8/51 Judson 190-41 2,793,742 5/57Mintz 206-7 FRANKLIN T. GARRETT, Primary Examiner.

1. IN A TRAVELING BAG HAVING MEANS CENTRALLY AT THE TOP FOR RETAININGGARMENT HANGERS, THE TOP OF SAID BAG BEING SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID, A POCKETFOR THE RECEPTION OF ARTICLES FITTED INTO A CORNER OF SAID TOP AND BEINGSUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR WHEN VIEWED FROM THE FRONT, THE IMPROVEMENTWHICH COMPRISES THE TOP OF SAID POCKET BEING RIGID, THE FRONT OF SAIDPOCKET BEING OPEN, A CLOSURE FOR SAID FRONT, COOPERATING SECURING MEANSFOR HOLDING SAID POCKET DETACHABLY ON THE INSIDE OF SAID TOP INCLUDINGAT LEAST ONE SUPPORT ELEMENT FIXED IN THE TOP OF SAID BAG AND AT LEASTONE COMPLEMENTARY SUPPORT ELEMENT ON THE TOP OF SAID POCKET CONNECTED TOSAID ONE SUPPORT ELEMENT.